CATAPULT: Seizure, control or effective disablement or destruction of all the accessible French Fleet.
COMPASS: Offensive operations in the Western Desert.
CROMWELL: Alarm word to be used if invasion of Britain imminent.
DYNAMO: Naval evacuation of the B.E.F., May 1940.
EXCESS: Aircraft reinforcements to the Middle East, January 1941.
HATS: Passing of Fleet reinforcements through Mediterranean and running of supply convoy to Malta.
MANDIBLES: Operations against the Dodecanese.
MARIE: Occupation of Jibuti.
MENACE: Occupation of Dakar.
MULBERRY: Artificial harbours.
OVERLORD: Liberation of France.
SEA LION: German plan for the invasion of Britain.
SHRAPNEL: Occupation of Cape Verde Islands.
TORCH: Anglo-American invasion of North Africa.
WINCH: Fighter reinforcement to Malta.
WORKSHOP: Capture of Pantellaria.
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
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A.A. guns |
Anti-aircraft guns or ack-ack guns |
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A.D.G.B. |
Air defence of Great Britain |
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A.F.S. |
Auxiliary Fire Service |
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A.F.V.’s |
Armoured fighting vehicles |
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A.G.R.M. |
Adjutant General Royal Marines |
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A.R.P. |
Air raid precautions |
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A.S.U. |
Air Supply Units |
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A.T. rifles |
Anti-tank rifles |
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A.T.S. |
(Women’s) Auxiliary Territorial Service |
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B.E.F. |
British Expeditionary Force |
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C.A.S. |
Chief of the Air Staff |
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C.I.G.S. |
Chief of the Imperial General Staff |
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C.-in-C. |
Commander-in-Chief |
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Controller. |
Third Sea Lord and Chief of Material |
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C.N.S. |
Chief of the Naval Staff (First Sea Lord) or I.S.L. |
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C.O.S. |
Chiefs of Staff |
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D.N.C. |
Director of Naval Construction |
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E.F. |
Expeditionary Force |
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F.O. |
Foreign Office |
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G.H.Q. |
General Headquarters |
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G.O.C. |
General Officer Commanding |
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G.Q.G. |
Grand Quartier General |
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H.F. |
Home Forces |
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H.M.G. |
His Majesty’s Government |
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L. of C. |
Line of Communications |
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L.D.V. |
Local Defence Volunteers [renamed Home Guard] |
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M.A.P. |
Ministry of Aircraft Production |
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M.E. |
Middle East |
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M.E.W. |
Ministry of Economic Warfare |
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M. of I. |
Ministry of Information |
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M. of L. |
Ministry of Labour |
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M. of S. |
Ministry of Supply |
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O.K.H. |
Oberkommando das Heeres. Supreme Command of the German Army |
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O.T.U. |
Operational Training Unit |
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P.M. |
Prime Minister |
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U.P. |
Unrelated projectiles, i.e., code name for rockets |
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V.C.A.S. |
Vice Chief of the Air Staff |
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V.C.I.G.S. |
Vice Chief of the Imperial General Staff |
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V.C.N.S. |
Vice Chief of the Naval Staff |
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W.A.A.F. |
Women’s Auxiliary Air Force |
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W.R.N.S. |
Women’s Royal Naval Service. “Wrens” |